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A private catering company provided two meals as well as light refreshments in between meals for cast and crew. Meals from smaller establishments in and around Port of Spain were also purchased daily for administrative sta? at the Production O?ce. Culturally, as part of their exposure to local ethnic cuisine, the foreign crew tasted roti, local Chinese and Creole food and still had regular staples from international food chains. Economically, the money spread to the grassroots, community and other levels. The very speci?c and unique ?lm production process requires for example, that the Costume Designer uses, at a minimum, a 20ft air-conditioned truck, complete with wardrobe racks, washer and dryer, sink for dying materials, ironing board, and o?ce space. Likewise, the heads of hair and makeup need a similar truck designed as a hair/make-up salon on wheels. The star casts require a Star Trailer for their personal space to rehearse, dress and get into their zone and the regular cast usually has Honey wagons or mobile dressing rooms for their personal use. Before the ?lming of Home Again , none of these existed in Trinidad and Tobago. It is virtually impossible to produce a highly mobile Hollywood production without them. Over 20 locations were used for Home Again along the expansive EastWest Corridor of Trinidad. The entire cast, crew and the location set up (a mobile circus), could thus be moved overnight, over day or after just a few hours of ?lming. As such the wardrobe, make-up, camera equipment and grip equipment trucks along with a 3-room Honey wagon, had to be constructed from shipping containers ? labour intensively over four days. Skilled and semi-skilled labour ? drivers, painters, carpenters, plumbers, generator operators, electricians, assistant hair dressers, assistant makeup artistes, just to name a few, were hired.
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